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1 Kings 12:19-33

19SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH6586againstthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20Anditcametopass,whenallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasH1961returnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725,thattheysentH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121himuntothecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,andmadehimkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:therewasH1961nonethatfollowedthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,butthetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

21AndwhenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346wascomeH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,heassembledH6950allthehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,andthetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,ahundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andfourscorethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970,thatwerewarriors,tofightH3898againstthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tobringH935thekingdomagaintoRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22Butthewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameuntoShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23SpeakuntoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anduntoallthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andtotherestוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,

24Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithJehovah, Yeshallnotgoתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927up,norfightH3898againstyourbrethrenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004;forthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isofme.Sotheyhearkened untothewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,andreturnedH7725andwentH5927theirway,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

25ThenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927inthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427therein;andhewentH3318outfromthence,andbuiltH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.

26AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidH559inhisheartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258willthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725tothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732:

27ifthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927uptoofferH5927sacrificesH2077inthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovahatJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thenwilltheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971turnH7725againuntotheirlord,evenuntoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andtheywillkillוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me,andreturnH7725toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

28Whereuponthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,andmadeH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;andhesaidH559untothem,Itistooרַב־rav-H7227muchH7227foryoutogoH5927uptoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:beholdthygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichbroughtH5927theeupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

29Andhesetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theoneH259inBeth-el,andtheotherputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414heinDanבְּדָֽן׃be.DanH1835.

30Andthisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697becameH1961asinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403;forthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wenttoworshipbeforetheoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259,evenuntoDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

31AndhemadeH6213housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofhighבָּמ֑וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116,andmadeH6213priestsכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548fromamongallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,thatwerenotofthesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

32AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣ם׀ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379ordainedafeastH2282intheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthefifteenthdayי֨וֹם׀YomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,likeuntothefeastH2282thatisinJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063,andhewentH5927upuntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651didheinBeth-el,sacrificingלְזַבֵּ֖חַle.za.Be.achH2076untothecalvesH5695thathehadmadeH6213:andheplacedinBeth-elthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thathehadmadeH6213.

33AndhewentH5927upuntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ׀ha.miz.Be.achH4196whichhehadmadeH6213inBeth-elonthefifteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117intheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,eveninthemonthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320whichhehaddevisedofhisown heart:andheordainedafeastH2282forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwentH5927upuntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,toburnincenseH6999.

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